Scheduling production in batches

  1. Select Warehouse Batch Work Order Scheduling.
  2. Specify this information:
    Date Used
    This is the date for the work order scheduling process. Select Date Needed or Production Start Date to indicate which scheduling period includes specific demand.
    Through Date
    Select the date through which to include work orders.
    Plus Number Days
    Specify the number of working days to add to the current date to determine the date through which to include work orders.
    Firm Allocation
    Select whether the finished good is allocated to the originating source document demand when a work order is being created for one sales order, requisition, or work order (separate work order per demand). If Yes is selected, it allows an order, requisition, or work order after production feedback, to continue processing without having to allocate the finished good to the source document. If No is selected, the finished good must be allocated later.

    This option also marks the allocation as firm allocation, meaning that batch allocation cannot deallocate quantities from this finished good demand.

    Work Order Status
    Select the requested status of work orders that are created from the production scheduling process. Work orders can be created as Unreleased, Released, Exploded, or In Production. You can create a default status in Inventory Control.
    Production Dates
    Specify only one of these fields to indicate the default value for the first work order. Work orders are created either from the selection or the release process of production scheduling.

    Select the production start date or specify the number of working days from the current date.

    Plus Number Days
    Work Order Per Demand
    Select whether you want to group demands for the same item on one work order or create a separate work order for each demand. If you create separate work orders,the work order is linked to the specific customer order or requisition that was created in the Item and Order Billing or Requisitions application.
    Capacity Impact
    Select how work orders will be created.
    Note: If an individual demand exceeds capacity, then multiple work orders are created, regardless of the selection.
    Work Order
    Select the work order. This identifies the work order that is assigned to the first work order from a selection or release process of production scheduling. This field is required if work order numbers are manually assigned for the production facility.

    This field must be blank if work order numbers are automatically assigned for the production facility.

  3. In the Items section, select up to 18 finished goods to schedule for production.
  4. In the Report Distribution section, select a distribution list and export type for Warehouse Batch Work Order Scheduling Report.
  5. Click Submit.